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Oyster Bay 9/11 Memorial

Oyster Bay 9/11 Memorial from directly overhead

Oyster Bay 9/11 Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert "Beater" Hornosky, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Inscription
Like this piece of steel from the Twin Towers, we will remain strong and remember the rescuers, family members, friends, and all the innocent lost on September 11, 2001.
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.87635, -73.53666

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Beaches
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
  • Mill Neck Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.5 mi
  • West Hills: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 32
  • Upper Education Area: 1.5 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 5.3 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Farms Falls: 17.7 mi
  • The Loch: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Oyster Bay 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 319°211 m21.6 mi
Reynolds HillNW 323°180 m19.9 mi
Round HillNNW 336°172 m17.3 mi
Cooney HillNNW 327°170 m18.6 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 319°156 m17.5 mi
Kykuit HillNW 313°147 m21.8 mi
Beaver HillNW 311°140 m20.1 mi
Canoe HillN 8°140 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1064716502

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